Elizabeth Adams, a 19-year-old mother from Irving, Texas, was shot and killed on May 18, 2016. She had recently moved out of the apartment she shared with her estranged boyfriend, Christopher Rubio, and moved back in with her parents in the same complex. On the afternoon of May 18 about 5:25 p.m., Elizabeth was in the Villa Valencia Apartments on Rolston Road with a friend, 20-year-old James Michael Tews, when Rubio forced his way into the unit armed with a shotgun.

Family members said Elizabeth had moved out to escape an abusive relationship with Rubio. Rubio then returned to his apartment and was arrested there without incident. Christopher Rubio was charged with capital murder and held in the Irving City Jail.

Elizabeth’s family described her as a loving mother and a positive, bubbly person who supported her friends. If anyone knew Elizabeth, James, or the circumstances at Villa Valencia Apartments that afternoon, please share what you know.